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Popular Baby Names: The next top names

　　Popular baby names aren’t always replaced at the top by similar names, though sometimes it feels that way. Emily moves down, Emma moves up. Jason slips, while Jacob and Mason rise. 　　With the new US popularity list due out in less than a month, we thought it would be fun...

Popular Names 2012: Guess the Top 10 and win!

Trendy Baby Names: The trendiest of all time

Playground Analysis: The REAL Top 50 Names

Unusual Baby Names: Top choices under the radar

Springtime in Paris: A New Generation of French Names Names on the Cusp Baby Names: Once so hot, now so not Artemis, Italy and Eve: Vowel Names Baby Names Trend: Camilla, Willa, Priscilla–the new killer ‘illa’ names Hyperlocal Baby Names: What’s hot where you live? Baby Names 2012: The Best of the New A Letter to Jacob and Sophia

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Combo Names: When 1 plus 1 equals 1

　　By Angela Mastrodonato of Upswing Baby Names 　　Reminiscent of fifties doo-wop songs and southern cotillions, combo names are finding their way back to baby name lists after a decades-long absence. 　　Combo names are two existing names combined to create one. They can also be called “smoosh names” or “mash-up names”...

Are these the next ‘Twilight’ names?

　　By Brooke Cussans of Baby Name Pondering 　　It often feels like Twilight made a huge impact on the naming scene. Isabella and Jacob may have been top ten names before the first book was published, but the series possibly enabled them to hold onto their top positions longer than they...

Popular Names 2012: The new top baby names!

　　The most popular baby names of 2012 are officially here, with Sophia and Jacob holding onto their Number 1 spots. 　　Jacob remains the most popular name for boys for the 14th year in a row. An Old Testament name that means “supplanter” and a cousin of James, Jacob has been in the Top Ten for nearly two decades. 　　Sophia,...

Dog Names: What’s cool, what’s smart, what’s hot, what’s not

　　Dog names have become indistinguishable from baby names, with virtually all the most stylish and popular dog names coming from the human lexicon. 　　Cities like New York and Seattle as well as smaller towns such as Wellesley, Massachusetts and several dog-oriented websites publish yearly tallies of most popular dog names....

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Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

Celebrity Baby Names Q+A: Elizabeth Holmes

What’s in a VSCO Girl Name? Cool Short Middle Names for Girls Biblical Girl Names for Now Artistic Baby Names for Girls: Saskia and Simonetta Gorgeous Greek Girl Names Sibset: A name for Jack’s baby sister Inspiring International Names from the Women’s World Cup Baby Name Compromise: When he hates her favorite

Yes, Millennial Mom Names Can Work for Alpha Era Girls!

　　Millennials, those born in the eighties through mid-nineties, are the generation having babies in 2019. These children are a part of the emerging Generation Alpha, defined as anyone born from 2010-2025. Gen Alphas come into the world with iPads in hand and social media handles pre-claimed—a vastly different experience from...

Girl Names: A sister for Isla and Elodie

　　by Abby Sandel 　　They both have their girl name favorites, but can’t agree! Where’s the middle ground between Olive and Auden for Isla and Elodie’s new sister? 　　Cristen writes: 　　We’re expecting our third girl very soon and are stuck on a name for her. Our first two are Isla and...

Girl Names: For International Women’s Day

　　Not only is March Women’s History Month, but today, March 8th, is International Women’s Day. 　　So what better time than this to salute some of the women who are making history right now in the US political sphere? 　　When the 116th Congress recently convened, women made up almost a quarter...

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80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

80+ Woodsy Names for Boys That Will Make You Want to Have a Son

Exploring the Meaning of Julian How I Named My Baby: October Teddy Boy Names: Some Popular Name Cliques Aiden Names: the Rise And Fall of a Mega-Trend Brother Names 150+ European Baby Boy Names I Named My Son Liam Before It Got Popular Trending Boy Names

100+ Best Boy Names Ending in a Vowel

　　Boy names ending in a vowel (or a vowel sound) feel lively and distinctive, in an era where consonant names for boys – particularly those ending in N and R – have long dominated the list of popular names. 　　There are now five boy names ending in a vowel sound...

Traditional Boy Names: The Ultimate Guide

　　Traditional boy names remain perennially popular with parents today, in spite of the broader trend towards ever more unique baby names for both sexes. 　　But that doesn’t necessarily mean that all traditional names for boys are popular. As well as the core classic boy names – like John, James and...

Hipster Cowboy Names Buck Tradition

　　Hipster cowboy names seem completely right for our times. Yes, there are cowboys — babies whose car seats are buckled into the backs of pickups for a day of roaming the range. And then there are the hipster babies more accustomed to riding the L train, the little dudes who may wear...

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Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Fall’s Biggest Name Trend: Econames

Gender-Bending Baby Names Surprisingly International Baby Names Unisex Baby Names: But Are They Really? The Most Nonbinary Names in Every State Surnames That Make Great Unisex Baby Names 100 Unique Unisex Middle Names Unisex Names That Switched From Boy to Girl 50 Rare Gender-Neutral Names Heating Up

200 Unique Word Names You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

　　Lovers of unique word names, put down your dictionaries! 　　We’ve found a better way to come up with truly original word names for babies: crowdsource it! We recently asked our brilliant Berry community to suggest cool new word name possibilities that no one’s thought of yet — and they didn’t...

The Top Unisex Names in Every US State

　　The most popular unisex names in the USA in 2022 were Logan, Avery, and Riley. But does that hold true across every state? 　　Well, sometimes. But as you might guess, each state has its own favorite unisex names. For some, it’s an occupational name like Parker or Sawyer. Other states...

America's Top Unisex Names of 2022

　　Want to know the most popular unisex names? We’ve crunched the numbers for you. 　　Our definition of a unisex name is one that’s used for both girls and boys with a split of at least 90-10. (For the most popular names, there are always a few opposites recorded, like the...

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Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Creative Family Names Honor Loved Ones

Astrology Names: The Ultimate Guide 60 Names That Mean You Live in the Midwest Babyberries: Class of 2023! 60 Southern Baby Names With Charm And Style Old Money Names That Will Make You Feel Rich Modern Christian Names With Spirit and Style! These Names Are At Their Peak Celebrity Baby Name Trends of 2023

Cottagecore Baby Names Turn Back the Clock

　　Cottagecore baby names are part of a recent aesthetic trend defined by an appreciation for romanticized rural life, according to The New York Times. Hobbies such as bread baking, embroidery, and mushroom foraging are among the wholesome, nostalgic elements of the cottagecore lifestyle. 　　Cottagecore names, too, evoke this bucolic way...

America's Next Top Baby Names

　　What are America's next top baby names, the future favorites that nobody is using today? 　　A few generations ago, in 1980, names like Luna and Luca, Kennedy and Maverick were shuffling along at the bottom of the charts. Today, they’re among the most popular namesUSA, each ranking within the Top...

Popular Names Your Mom Never Heard Of

　　The biggest critic of parents’ baby name choice? Yup, that would be Grandma! 　　According to a 2016 survey, almost half of new parents who received negative comments about their newborn’s name said that they came from their own mom. 　　Whether you’re surprised or totally unsurprised by that statistic – no...

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Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

Top Czech Names Follow International Trends

100 Names That Deserve To Be Used More New Popular Irish Names Revealed Rare Names With Popular Nicknames 30 Great Names You’re Not Using! Popular Twin Names 5 Easy Ways to Judge a Baby Name 50 Names That Mean You Live in the North East New Study Determines the Top Jewish Names

80 Great New Sweet Spot Names

　　Ever since we started exploring and writing about baby names, Pam and I have been intrigued by the concept of sweet-spot names, those that fall in that perfect position of not being epidemically popular—so common that their distinctive images to be diluted—yet not extreme enough to raise eyebrows or cause...

Classic Baby Names on the Rise

　　When it comes to classic names, there are two stories we like to tell. Sometimes it’s that classics have been abandoned. Time to name your baby Chicago, Koala, or True, because nobody would dare call a kid Elizabeth or James in the year 2023. 　　The other story? Classic baby names...

Presidential Names for Babies: Who's Winning?

　　Presidential baby names – the famous last names and, in a few cases, first names of America’s presidents – are more popular than ever in the US. The presidential connection may be more direct in some cases (Lincoln) than others (Taylor). 　　Naming a child for – or, in some cases,...

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It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

It’s Okay to Change Your Baby’s Name

Test-Driving Your Baby Name The Art of the (Baby Name) Breakup 20 Questions Every Baby Namer Should Ask Family Names Are Getting More Adventurous What the Name Sage Knows: Ten Secrets to Loving Your Child's Name Rainbow Baby Names Honor and Comfort Unique Twin Names to Inspire Updating Popular 1950s Names

Name Change Resources

　　We won't sugar coat it: the legal and administrative logistics of a name change — whether it's your own or your child's — can be overwhelming. To make your process easier, we've compiled a far-reaching collection of name change resources, organized by location. 　　In the United States, name changes are processed at...

Name Sage: Japanese-inspired Names for Raiden and Renzo's Sister

　　They're living in Japan, so their new daughter's name needs to bridge two cultures - just like brothers Raiden and Renzo. Plus, they're hoping for something that feels meaningful to their family. The Name Sage tries to check all the boxes! 　　Clarice writes:I'm really hoping you could help me out...

How to Have More Fun Naming Your Baby

　　Choosing names for hypothetical babies is always fun — why do you think I got into this business? — but when you’re actually expecting, the pressure is on. Suddenly you’re faced with the very big task of naming an actual human being, which (often) requires you to collaborate with your...

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